Okay, Maybe I'm A Bit Gay

T H I R T Y - T W O

~ Chapter 32 ~

BEING IN THE CAR with Ashley made me uncomfortable, to say the least. When I got in, she was on the phone with Kabelo. He was on the Bluetooth speakers and as soon as I got into the car, Ashley made it super obvious that I was there.

"Hey, Alvin! I'm on the phone with Kabelo."

I just waved at her but by the look on her face and the silence of Kabelo, I knew they wanted me to greet him. I couldn't though. Not after everything that happened, I wasn't ready.

"Hey, Alvin...I called you," Kabelo said and boy, did the tension thicken.

"Oh, uh, y-you did? When?"

When? He called me almost every day after the incident. Why was I being stupid? I only made it worse for myself.

"A few minutes ago."

I pulled out my phone and it turned out that he was the one that called me and not Ashley. "Oh."

That's all I could get out. Luckily, Ashley ended the awkwardness between me and Kabelo when she went back to her conversation. I just sat there and listened. I listened to his laughs and her laughs, I listened to the words he was speaking and I witnessed how much they made Ashley smile.

I only wondered how much she made him smile on the other side. Did she make him smile harder than me? For a moment, it was almost like I wasn't there until Ashley asked me if I had to go to the restroom.

I didn't but I wanted to get out of the car because for half an hour, I was being put through the ultimate torture. I went to the gas station's bathroom, locked the door and then stared at myself in the stained mirror.

I looked terrible. My eyes sagged, my hair drooped and my frown was nowhere near turned upside down. I thought that by splashing some warm water on my face, I could wash on a facade but nope, I was still a mess, just wet.

I walked out of the bathroom and made myself smile with the thought of food. I bought a bunch of snacks to keep myself busy on the ride and I knew that Ashley was going to want some so I got extra.

"Damn!" Ashley exclaimed as I tossed in my big ass bag of snacks.

I chuckled as I came in after them. "I went a little overboard, I know but it's worth it."

She chuckled as she grabbed a bag of chips from my bag. Then she went back to talking to Kabelo. I sighed before I started my binging.

~x~

"Alvin!" Ashley hollered.

I shot up out of my sleep and hot Cheetos flew everywhere. I turned to Ashley and was met with a slap to the forehead.

"You need to clean that up!"

"Oww! You startled me."

"We're here so when you finish cleaning up your mess, meet us at the entrance."

"Okay."

I unbuckled my seatbelt and crouched down as soon as I saw Kabelo walking to the car. Ashley must have noticed because she snorted before she got out. I heard her happily greet Kabelo and I could hear them giggling and chatting before they walked off.

I huffed as I cleaned up the Hot Cheetos. As soon as I finished, I got out of the car and took a deep breath. Yeah, I was nervous to see Kabelo and be around him but I had to think more positive. I was going to finally meet the girl who was said to be the one and I needed to be excited. I had to turn my nerves into excitement so I did.

Well, I tried.

I got out of the car, closed the door behind me and threw away my bag of Cheetos in the nearest trash bin. Then, I was on my way to the entrance.

I was walking slow but I wanted to walk fast but I couldn't or maybe I wasn't trying hard enough. I tried to smile and get myself together for when I seen them all but I couldn't. I couldn't ignore the thumping in my chest and the feeling of nerves coursing through my veins.

I was sweating bullets and the sun wasn't even on me.

When I got to the entrance though, I didn't see them at first but then I heard a familiar voice call out my name.

"Alvin!" She hollered.

When I turned around, it was Saya. I smiled. I was smiling. She made me smile. "Saya?" I said as if I was asking a question. She walked over to me and I pulled her into a hug. "So you're my mystery girl?"

She blushed and nodded as she placed a piece of hair behind her ear. "Yup. I'm sorry about ditching you on our first date. I wasn't feeling too well."

I couldn't stop smiling and staring at her. "No, it's fine." I then glanced over at Kabelo for a moment and from the looks of it, he didn't seem too happy about me and Saya being together.

I could tell that he was jealous and it only made me want to hug Saya more and I even went as far as to holding her hand as we went to purchase our wristbands to get in. Don't get me wrong, I did it because I always wanted to hold Saya's hand because it was Saya. The girl I'd been after since the first time I visited that coffee shop. The girl I loved to make smile, the girl who met all my requirements and probably my parents since she was A, a girl, and B an Asian girl.

She was the perfect girl for me.

And her name was Saya.